A cappella group Pentatonix performed at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on August 26, with opening acts Echosmith and Calum Scott.

Newtown farm celebrates ten year anniversary this September.

A group of 15 local volunteers spent one week in July helping to rebuild homes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Outreach Trip was completed in partnership between Ben’s Lighthouse and the disaster recovery organization St Bernard Project (SBP).

Town Historian Dan Cruson is settling in to his new space within Newtown Municipal Center.

Some people grow flowers for the pleasant scents and the long-lasting beauty they provide.

Mark F. Fortini, PhD, was on his way to Cape Cod when he stopped off in Newtown on August 9. He had hoped to return an old fire company photo to Newtown Hook & Ladder Company No. 1.

Darryl Gregory and Jim Allyn, two talented local musicians have recently dropped new CD releases that offer listeners a wealth of highly listenable material that is at the same time intimate, yet very expansive.

The expression “too much of a good thing” could not be truer this summer, as seemingly constant rain showers drench Newtown and threaten to submerge local gardens.

Labor Day Parade Grand Marshal Eunice Laverty has tapped five people to join her on the Judges Stand on Monday, September 3.